Guitar strings. The government was busy learning how to waterboard suspected terrorist and coming up with different torture methods when they over looked one of the most awesome methods of inflicting pain upon would be terrorist. Even more so, the terrorist would have felt the need to do it on their own. What is it you ask? Well your here, so obviously it is playing guitar!
Let me tell you firstly, my fingertips hurt like hell. No really, there is the pain you get at your finger tips when you first learn to play guitar, some people blister up, it can be pretty bad. Then over time you get some calluses (thick skin) that forms and life seems much better. The years pass, and the calluses are strong enough to let you thrust your hand in someone’s chest with your fingers and pull out there heart and show it to them, a la ancient kung fu flicks!
But for some reason, over the course of the last month, I have really increased my playing time, not only doing wacky original songs but tons of covers for the band, and my fingers at this moment are shot. Strong but shot. No blisters, no extra calluses, just ouch. I wonder what comes after this. Super finger strength? Will I need an iron keyboard to blog on, so as not to damage my laptop? Will picking my nose become too dangerous? Will scratching my ass be…, forget it.
So how are your calluses today?
